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Role of home visiting in improving parenting and health in families at risk of abuse and neglect : results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation
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Barlow, Jane, Davis, Hilton, McIntosh, Emma, Jarrett, Patricia, Mockford, Carole and Stewart-Brown, Sarah L. (2007) Role of home visiting in improving parenting and health in families at risk of abuse and neglect : results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation. Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol.92 . pp. 229-233. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.095117
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.095117
Abstract
Objectives – To evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an intensive home visiting programme in improving outcomes for vulnerable families.
Design – Multicentre randomised controlled trial in which eligible women were allocated to receive home visiting (n=67) or standard services (n=64). Incremental cost analysis.
Setting – 40 GP practices across two counties in the UK
Participants – 131 vulnerable pregnant women.
Intervention: Selected health visitors were trained in the Family Partnership Model to provide a weekly home visiting service from 6-months antenatally to 12 months postnatally.
Main outcome measures – mother-child interaction, maternal psychological health attitudes and behaviour, infant functioning and development, and risk of neglect or abuse.
Results – At 12-months differences favouring the home visited group were observed on an independent assessment of maternal sensitivity (p<0.04) and infant cooperativeness (p<0.02). No differences were identified on any other measures. There was a non-significant increase in the likelihood of intervention group infants being the subject of child protection proceedings, or being removed from the home, and one death in the control group. The mean incremental cost per infant of the home visiting intervention was £3,246 (bootstrapped 95% confidence interval for the difference: £1,645 - £4,803).
Conclusion – This intervention may have the potential to improve parenting and increase the identification of infants at risk of abuse and neglect in vulnerable families. Further investigation is needed together with long term follow up to assess possible sleeper effects.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Home-based family services -- Great Britain, Child abuse -- Great Britain, Problem families -- Great Britain | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Archives of Disease in Childhood | ||||
| Publisher: | BMJ | ||||
| ISSN: | 0003-9888 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2007 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.92 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 229-233 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1136/adc.2006.095117 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||
| Description: | Version accepted by publisher (post-print, after peer review, before copy-editing) |
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| Funder: | Great Britain. Dept. of Health (DoH), Nuffield Foundation (NF) |
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